Bichir only tanks

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BillyCross said:
Here i am stressing over my tank size and i didnt know you could have so many together like that. I looked up some pics of other tanks and saw many that were "poly-carpeted" lol
Is that a preferable thing to do with them? (Like overstocking a cichlid tank to minimize tank aggression?
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All depends on you amd what your comfortable with. Me im not comfy with overstocking. I have like 8 or 9 in a 150 and would never have done that if i wasnt upgrading with in the next month or so to a 300
 
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BillyCross said:
Having a solid background in plumbing will make my new tank super easy to do water changes in. When i get my 150T, im going to build the stand to house a 75gal dementioned water curing tank. All drains and feeds in place and "ready water" on hand.
The "bucket theory" sux and would even more once trippled lol.
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What would be even better is making a 75 gal sump. It would add more water volume and help with the frequency you do wc's
 
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jaws7777 said:
All depends on you amd what your comfortable with. Me im not comfy with overstocking. I have like 8 or 9 in a 150 and would never have done that if i wasnt upgrading with in the next month or so to a 300
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Im only 'inteding' on 4, but its good to know ill have lots of room... just in case ;)
 
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I agree with jaws and prefer the less is more thing. Overstocking usually makes for a lot of work and I like to enjoy the hobby. lol

I have a 300g (96"l x 24"w x 30"t) and I currently have 5 polys with a 6th going in soon. Even then I will likely rehome one and just have the five. Being that they are mostly larger growing lower jaw (endli, ansorgii, lap x2) and a larger growing upper jaw (weeksii), I feel the tank is done.
 
jaws7777 said:
What would be even better is making a 75 gal sump. It would add more water volume and help with the frequency you do wc's
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I had considered the sump idea. Kind of up in the air on that part. Yes, xtra water volume is great, but i do like the 'cured water' idea as well. U never know when an emergency might require the extra tank or immediate water change.
I had 2 gar and 2 oscars in a 75 years back. The oscars decided to lose composure one day and broke my tank killing both the gar. That was a mess to come home to. lol
 
DMD123 said:
I agree with jaws and prefer the less is more thing. Overstocking usually makes for a lot of work and I like to enjoy the hobby. lol

I have a 300g (96"l x 24"w x 30"t) and I currently have 5 polys with a 6th going in soon. Even then I will likely rehome one and just have the five. Being that they are mostly larger growing lower jaw (endli, ansorgii, lap x2) and a larger growing upper jaw (weeksii), I feel the tank is done.
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I agree. The dogpile thing is cool looking, but the maintanence gotta be a killer.
A nice piece of Mopani and a mandenizi (i think its called) branch with some plants and rocks and the 4 aforementioned bichirs will make a nice home for them i think
 
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BillyCross said:
I agree. The dogpile thing is cool looking, but the maintanence gotta be a killer.
A nice piece of Mopani and a mandenizi (i think its called) branch with some plants and rocks and the 4 aforementioned bichirs will make a nice home for them i think
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Btw... id love to have an 8x2 tank, but i just dont have the space for one. I had been considering making a 6'x4'x2' plywood tank with only a front and one side viewing, but i think my LL would shoot me. Lol (dont see why though, im already gonna "brace and jack" my floor for the 150. Bet its over a yr b4 he even realizes it. Nobody ever goes into the basement here.)
 
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